Anyone have any contemporary comments about batteries for the C, LX etc? I have several variations of batteries - notably the Kanto 5.6v, as well as the German p312 5.6v hearing aid battery adapter, and the obvious S27PX 6v (actually 6.3v with multimeter). All of them work in my C and LX but there are issues that I’m curious about… The Kanto adapter reduces voltage to the OEM-spec 5.6v but seems finicky. The same can be said about the German p312 adapter. They don’t really light up the green battery check LED on the LX consistently. And on the C, it is similar in that the C’s long exposure warning light doesn’t always light up. Using the 6v S27PX, all the lights light up on the C and LX as they should - and are brightly lit.
My concern is that I want the shutter to operate correctly with the correct voltage. How come these adapters don’t work like the old mercury 5.6v battery? They exhibit the same voltage as OEM-spec, so what gives? Why are they wonky and sometimes don’t light up the battery check light (or the C’s long exposure light)? Anyone else have similar experiences?